During an official visit to Singapore on September 10, 2007, the Secretary-General signed an agreement with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Law, Professor S. Jayakumar, establishing a PCA Facility in Singapore. The Ministry of Law of Singapore issued a press release following the event. During the visit, the Secretary-General also met with the Senior Minister of State for Law, Professor Ho Peng Kee and the Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Balaji Sadasivan.